Alexander
Craig
Born about in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of James Craig
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marie Sabine (Metzenen) Craig
— married
3 Nov 1874 in Castlereagh Presbyterian Church, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Jane (Craig) Nicholson, James Humbert Craig, Emma Elizabeth Craig, Constance Craig and Marie Sabine Craig
Died
at about age 78
in Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2015
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Biography
Alexander Craig was born in Belfast 1846/1847. [1]
He was the son of office keeper James Craig. [2]
In 1874 he was a Clerk residing Belfast. [2]
He married Marie Metzenen at Castlereagh Presbyterian Church, Belfast, 03 November 1874. [2]
Their children were:
- 1875 Jeannie Craig.
- 1877 James Humbert Craig.
- 1879 Emma Elizabeth Craig.
- 1880 Constance Craig.
- 1886 Marie Sabine Craig.
"Soon after [the 1877 birth of James Humbert Craig, the] family moved to Ballyholme Road, Bangor County Down. Here they built a house and named it ‘Craigwelyn’ after the last name of the family." [3]
Aged 54 in 1901 he was a Wholesale Tea Dealer residing 20 Ballyholme Road, Bangor, County Down, with his wife and five children. [1]
Aged 64 in 1911 he was a Tea Dealer residing 17 Ballyholme, with his wife and four children. [4]
Alexander died 31 May 1925. [5]
Research Notes
What was his relationship to the two wedding witnesses? [2]
- Charles J Hanna.
- Jane Craig.
Sources
- S B Kennedy, The Art of James Humbert Craig calendar, 2001.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Census of Ireland, 1901, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Bangor/Ballyholme_Road/1252332/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Marriage of ALEXANDER CRAIG and MARIE METZENEN on 03 November 1874 | Group Registration ID: 2852140 | SR District/Reg Area: Belfast https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1874/11250/8125984.pdf
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "James Humbert Craig," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Humbert_Craig&oldid=1141253212 (accessed April 24, 2023).
- ↑ Census of Ireland, 1911, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Bangor/Ballyholme/260049/
- ↑ Grave of Alexander Craig, https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Craig-3823-2
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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